OpenEuphoria

Re: Interpreter startup speed

• Posted by Jason Gade <jaygade at yahoo.com> Aug 23, 2006
• 694 views

Juergen Luethje wrote:
> 
> Bernie Ryan wrote:
> 
> > Juergen Luethje wrote:
> > 
> >> Yes, files that are shrouded with Eu 2.4 can be included in an Eu 2.5
> >> program. This is especially useful for large files that do not change
> >> too often. You don't have to re-shroud them when you edit your main
> >> program. Try it.
> > 
> > Juergen:
> > 
> > Now you guys understand why I have been asking Rob
> > to add shrouding to generate IL code output that
> > could be included when using ver 3.0
> > 
> > That way include files could be precompiled.
> > This would solve the speed of loading.
> 
> Yes, I do. I have asked for that myself in the past for the samre reason. 
> Several years ago, before I learned to know Euphoria, I've already used
> precompiled modules with PowerBASIC for DOS (with PB, the module files were
> precompiled to machine code).
> 
> Regards,
>    Juergen
> 
> -- 
> Please excuse my flawed English. My native language is Euphoria.

I think Rob had reasons for not doing this, but if he can do it from 2.4 to 2.5
I see no reason not to do it in 3.0.

I have never registered despite being a Euphoria follower for about ten years
now. A feature like this would certainly be a value-add for this language.

--
"Any programming problem can be solved by adding a level of indirection."
--anonymous
"Any performance problem can be solved by removing a level of indirection."
--M. Haertel
"Premature optimization is the root of all evil in programming."
--C.A.R. Hoare
j.